aiguë
\e.ɡy\
The verdict
“aiguë” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,192. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #14,192
- frequency rank, French
- 6,727
- “A” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin singulier d'aigu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-aigue · aiguë · French
aiguë · rank #14,192 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #14,192
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,727
- PHOTO-FINISH agresseurs
Nearest frequency peer: agresseurs (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “aiguë”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- ace
ace
85,812 corpus weight
- adressant
adressant
85,811 corpus weight
- agresseurs
agresseurs
85,810 corpus weight
- aiguë
aiguë
85,809 corpus weight
- alimente
alimente
85,808 corpus weight
- alma
alma
85,807 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “aiguë” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aiguë |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \e.ɡy\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #14,192 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aiguë” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around aiguë (IPA \e.ɡy\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #14,192 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin singulier d'aigu.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for aiguë, with forms such as "agiuë", "aigguë", and "aigëu". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "aimé", "ange", "aire", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is aiguë, spelled A-I-G-U-Ë.
Definition
- 1Féminin singulier d'aigu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how aiguë appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La dose létale, ou meurtrière, dit-elle, pour une intoxication aiguë à l'arsenic est de 120 mg c'est-à-dire l'équivalent de quelque grain de poussière [?].
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- agiuë
- aigguë
- aigëu
- aiugë
- iaguë
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aiguë - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "aiguë", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "aiguë". Here's where to go from here.
- "aiguë" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "aimé". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #14,192 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "A" letter cohort. A–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.